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is at work, that their government can work, and that their government will work. thank you very much. questions? yes. >> did you get a communication from the majority leader that they would be coming back? >> they would be discussing it today. i know they are discussing that issue. very frankly, the house has to initiate revenue bills. the house failed to send a bill out, as you know, last week, because the republican party could not come to an agreement. so i do not have a representation as to what they are going to do. i do know they are going to be discussing it just in a few minutes. >> what would you say [indiscernbile] >> i would say the most preferable path forward is to get us back in session, come here, sit down at the table, and reach a compromise agreement. an alternative, which is the simplest -- pass the senate bill. you want to correct a glitch in the senate bill from a procedural viewpoint, it will pass the house, which will include a tax decrease on the first $200,000 of income of an individual or $250,000 for a family. we could do that immediately
is at work, that their government can work, and that their government will work. thank you very much. questions? yes. >> did you get a communication from the majority leader that they would be coming back? >> they would be discussing it today. i know they are discussing that issue. very frankly, the house has to initiate revenue bills. the house failed to send a bill out, as you know, last week, because the republican party could not come to an agreement. so i do not have a...
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the director college and if that wasn't enough, he is also co-founder of the open source corporate governance reporting system project. he is an overachiever. the professor is a frequent commentator on the long-term impact of immigration policy and reform and he has provided expert testimony to the u.s. senate and the house of representatives. prior to joining stanford law, he was founding executive director of the immigration outreach center in phoenix, arizona. in his former life, he also launched and led several businesses including law logic group which is considered today to be an industry leader in technology and data security. so it's my pleasure to introduce the professor. [applause] >> wow, i am going to have my mom send my bio to you more often. very good. the panelists are in so many ways much more detailed and oriented and qualified than i am to speak to the specifics of immigration. i'm just the guy who speaks to economists, lawyers, and policymakers and then translates into human. i think that's why i have landed this particular role. what i'm going to try to do is frame the imm
the director college and if that wasn't enough, he is also co-founder of the open source corporate governance reporting system project. he is an overachiever. the professor is a frequent commentator on the long-term impact of immigration policy and reform and he has provided expert testimony to the u.s. senate and the house of representatives. prior to joining stanford law, he was founding executive director of the immigration outreach center in phoenix, arizona. in his former life, he also...
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the center for state and local government law. the chief justice earl warren institute. the consulate general of mexico. the quality federation. -- equality federation. the national center for lesbian rights. san francisco chamber of commerce. the san francisco department of children, youth, and their families. san francisco department on the status of women. san francisco zero divided foundation. we would like to thank the city department heads that are here. the department of status of women. the human rights commission, and our own director, the office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs. you have an opportunity later in the meeting for public comment. please indicate if you would like to speak or write down your questions and return the cards to staff members. i would like to introduce an outstanding leader who has worked hard to bring the diverse segments of the san francisco community together to reach a common ground. since coming into office in january of 2009, he has brought thoughtful leadership to our city. we're pleased to welcome the president of the s
the center for state and local government law. the chief justice earl warren institute. the consulate general of mexico. the quality federation. -- equality federation. the national center for lesbian rights. san francisco chamber of commerce. the san francisco department of children, youth, and their families. san francisco department on the status of women. san francisco zero divided foundation. we would like to thank the city department heads that are here. the department of status of women....
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i'm from the association of bay area governments and i just wanted to respond to mr. jacks' opening question about what else we need to do to be prepared for a next earthquake. i would like to advocate for a regional perspective. obviously cities must be prepared, neighborhoods must be prepared to take care of their own cities to bring those back. but we have a number of regional issues that we're going to face and lifelines and our utilities and road networks, housing, regional economic development. and i think it's really important we look at that as our bay area region, as our bay area identity. so along those lines i wanted to -- passed out an invitation to a workshop where we're going to begin to look at some of those regional issues. it will be at november 1 at ames. i hope everyone can attend. >> the importance at looking at a regional level is half of our work force lives outside of san francisco. so looking from a regional perspective, i think that would be really important too. >> i would say one of the biggest gaps we have is the lack of that regional recov
i'm from the association of bay area governments and i just wanted to respond to mr. jacks' opening question about what else we need to do to be prepared for a next earthquake. i would like to advocate for a regional perspective. obviously cities must be prepared, neighborhoods must be prepared to take care of their own cities to bring those back. but we have a number of regional issues that we're going to face and lifelines and our utilities and road networks, housing, regional economic...
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the next government should have stopped it. but unfortunately government is government. government kept the foot firmly on the accelerator. why? because german capital was flowing to the country at cheap rates, financing ponzi schemes. it is just like the subprime market here where people were coerced to take loans that could not afford. similarly in greece. so, you had executives coming to greece, bribing politicians. the greek government -- they did not listen. then 2008. the conservative prime minister, he is not a stupid man. he was a terrible prime minister, but he is not a stupid man. you know what he did? he bailed out. he has not spoken since. he affectively called for a general election. he did not contest it. it was much worse than obama's first debate. he appeared before them and was like "don't vote for me." he lost that election. he did not have to call for that election. he called for it to lose it, to stay at home. he has not spoken since. he is having a nice holiday. and then there was papandreou. i was an advisor up until 2006. so i am not to blame. who
the next government should have stopped it. but unfortunately government is government. government kept the foot firmly on the accelerator. why? because german capital was flowing to the country at cheap rates, financing ponzi schemes. it is just like the subprime market here where people were coerced to take loans that could not afford. similarly in greece. so, you had executives coming to greece, bribing politicians. the greek government -- they did not listen. then 2008. the conservative...
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and he is -- he's one of the many guys who has come and reconciled with the government, so, he's no longer an insurgent. >> jimmy: okay. >> so, it's like i know where the bad guy is. he's actually cool now. >> jimmy: in the book, you talk about how they're kind of a different culture from the other afghans. >> it's like the afghanistan of afghanistan. they are completely cut off. they don't want anybody there. and they were the last ones to convert to islam. and the first ones to take up arms against the soviets. they are a rebellious people. >> jimmy: they will say pretty much anything they need to say to whomever wanders into their area just to get them to go away. >> they thought when a lot of the americans came in, they thought they were russians. they thought they were russians and in fact, this outpost that i profile, outside it are the hollowed out shells of former soviet personnel carriers, which, for a lot of the soldiers, was not reassuring. >> jimmy: so, they're not watching cable news. they are not getting cnn and al jazeera in those places -- >> a lot of short wave radio. it d
and he is -- he's one of the many guys who has come and reconciled with the government, so, he's no longer an insurgent. >> jimmy: okay. >> so, it's like i know where the bad guy is. he's actually cool now. >> jimmy: in the book, you talk about how they're kind of a different culture from the other afghans. >> it's like the afghanistan of afghanistan. they are completely cut off. they don't want anybody there. and they were the last ones to convert to islam. and the...
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at the bottom the offer is not associated with any government agency and that it's not a bill just a solicitation with no obligation. so if you want your deed, don't send away your cash. instead, just take a walk to the courthouse. joce sterman, abc2 news. >>> and we contacted the toll free number for the company that send the notice but we didn't hear back. in addition, to the fine print, the voice mail states this offer is not mandatory and you can get your deed from the county from the county records office and we have more information on this scam. we put it on the website. check it out at abc2news.com. >>> 6:13. severe flooding across dc last night. people had to be rescued from the cars that were stuck in the high water. flash flooding came from the remnants of isaac moving through the dc area. the flooding prompted the closure of a number of metro transit stations. and forecasters say the rain and thunderstorms are going to be likely again today across parts of our nation's capital. >> so lynette joins us and that's been the big story and what you've been keeping your eye on.
at the bottom the offer is not associated with any government agency and that it's not a bill just a solicitation with no obligation. so if you want your deed, don't send away your cash. instead, just take a walk to the courthouse. joce sterman, abc2 news. >>> and we contacted the toll free number for the company that send the notice but we didn't hear back. in addition, to the fine print, the voice mail states this offer is not mandatory and you can get your deed from the county from...
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for selling to the federal government. the federal government is a big customer. is this a good trend? is this the way our economy should be structured? >> yeah, well, actually ties directly to the question you just asked. it's good contextualization is one had people say the market airship, so he must be over there and on the other hand i'm saying i have this high regard for president clinton and i don't know if i talked about hillary clinton. it's as i was there and heard her speak. she gives a speech that she could take where the secretary of state title and a hillary clinton team. the speech he gave on development assistance was one of the most accurate, honest and even courageous speeches i've seen on the topic of international development. what did she say? she said a couple things no one ever says everyone knows to be true. number one of active beard she listed three, but it was the third most significant. the program should be two or himself out of business. she said that. development assistance is not in the busin
for selling to the federal government. the federal government is a big customer. is this a good trend? is this the way our economy should be structured? >> yeah, well, actually ties directly to the question you just asked. it's good contextualization is one had people say the market airship, so he must be over there and on the other hand i'm saying i have this high regard for president clinton and i don't know if i talked about hillary clinton. it's as i was there and heard her speak. she...
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later this morning, she's asking the metropolitan washington council of governments to create that task force. >>> fox 5 is monitoring metro, and a new safety report that is raising eyebrows. the report on metrobus fatigue s were 12 hours or more during july of last year. of those drivers, they worked 20 or more hours without 8 hours off 50 times. in some cases, drivers worked more than 80 hours a week. the rules allow a maximum of 16 hours a day for drivers. >> bus drivers should have more time to rest if you're driving, you need to have time to, you know, relax and you pay better attention. >> it's not really safe, but we don't know if he's working 20 hours, the guy who is driving. >> metrobuss average 6 accidents a day. metro will present the report to the safety and security committee today. >>> metro awe near -- metro's nw safety campaign is getting person. employees would get id hold terse for family photo. this is the second phase of the campaign. there are quizes and safety messages. phase 3 focuses on personal responsibility will launch in the fall. >>> still ahead, the high-te
later this morning, she's asking the metropolitan washington council of governments to create that task force. >>> fox 5 is monitoring metro, and a new safety report that is raising eyebrows. the report on metrobus fatigue s were 12 hours or more during july of last year. of those drivers, they worked 20 or more hours without 8 hours off 50 times. in some cases, drivers worked more than 80 hours a week. the rules allow a maximum of 16 hours a day for drivers. >> bus drivers...
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we have a huge government. the average member of congress has about 2 seconds per year to think about how they spent each million dollars they spend. that's not enough time for them to analyze everything. so they end up passing laws they don't read. that causes huge problems of all sorts. i agree with you, that's a major problem. the housing problem, the financial crisis is really a problem caused by states and local governments. often state and local governments following trends, following planning fads' rather than doing what really works best for the american people, which is to let people choose how they want to live, how they want to get around, and pay for the cost of their. choices their but give them freedom of choice and let them do what they want. host: this is from wall street journal earlier this month -- guest: mental prices are on the rise in places that have land use restrictions like d.c., boston. they're not really on the rise in places that don't have land-use restrictions. in houston, the fas
we have a huge government. the average member of congress has about 2 seconds per year to think about how they spent each million dollars they spend. that's not enough time for them to analyze everything. so they end up passing laws they don't read. that causes huge problems of all sorts. i agree with you, that's a major problem. the housing problem, the financial crisis is really a problem caused by states and local governments. often state and local governments following trends, following...
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-- a spend-and-cut government. new taxes means new spending. i thought that was a great comment. especially with the president's proposal that he brought forth the other day, that he wanted more stimulus spending. so the cuts he was proposing, just like curtis said, were just going to be immediately funneled over to new wasteful stimulus spending. they would have nothing to do with reducing the debt or deficit. i thought curtis was right on. we had laurence from pleasant hill and he said, good morning, representative hartzler. i know we're being told we are at the edge of a fiscal cliff. we did not arrive there by not paying enough taxes. the federal government spends insane amounts of money and even by reducing us all to serfs, the taxes will not cover the spending. well said. here's jerry from lamar. she said, please stop spending our money. walk away from the table if they're not willing to stop wasting our hard-earned money. reform the entitlements and lower the taxes. nothing else in my opinion is acceptable.
-- a spend-and-cut government. new taxes means new spending. i thought that was a great comment. especially with the president's proposal that he brought forth the other day, that he wanted more stimulus spending. so the cuts he was proposing, just like curtis said, were just going to be immediately funneled over to new wasteful stimulus spending. they would have nothing to do with reducing the debt or deficit. i thought curtis was right on. we had laurence from pleasant hill and he said, good...
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his philosophy is, you govern from the center. you begin writing a bill from the center, which means you bring everybody on board, get in and around the taco with it would like. it sounds pretty reasonable. is not the way it works. choose their idea, you know, the republican leaders, previously the democrats were guilty of the same thing, you know, let's take out our position far to the extreme. make them come all the way in that direction. if we get something toward the center and okay. let's start there. that's not the way, and unfortunately i think his way is dying. >> the passing of an era. we have time for questions. now about 15 minutes. microphone in the center. we ask that you get up. even though we are amplified, please use your outside voice so that we can hear you. we will take as many as they tell us we can, and when it tell us we can't we will cut you off. >> this is a specific question. given the too big to fail banks are now bigger and more consolidated than ever, and given that the dodd-frank bill reforms regulatio
his philosophy is, you govern from the center. you begin writing a bill from the center, which means you bring everybody on board, get in and around the taco with it would like. it sounds pretty reasonable. is not the way it works. choose their idea, you know, the republican leaders, previously the democrats were guilty of the same thing, you know, let's take out our position far to the extreme. make them come all the way in that direction. if we get something toward the center and okay. let's...
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challenged that government should be dealing with. i was proud that we had a chance to work together in connection with some of that. >> if you look across, it's a lot of history, 34 years altogether, is there a time when you look back and say those are the best years. those are the ones i enjoyed the most. >> every year that goes by it amazes me that i am still here. i did not plan to be here this long. if i did not have the chance to serve in some of those appropriations we would not have stayed this long. there are many ways to impact the process and the future of congress itself. it is my intention to try to do that regardless on what doorway we're walking through in our life. >> you haven't announced what you are doing next have you? >> i have not and i have no idea. >> how does that feel >> it feels great. my bride and i -- we have worked together many years. where i have had success, any you can says i've had it is work that we've done together and we're proud that we're going to take these next steps that will allow to make a
challenged that government should be dealing with. i was proud that we had a chance to work together in connection with some of that. >> if you look across, it's a lot of history, 34 years altogether, is there a time when you look back and say those are the best years. those are the ones i enjoyed the most. >> every year that goes by it amazes me that i am still here. i did not plan to be here this long. if i did not have the chance to serve in some of those appropriations we would...
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we don't have new money for government to spend on infrastructure. government has to play a role here, but increasingly there's a desire from the private sector from private capital to invest in infrastructure. >> jay, we almost always talk about the developed nations and their economies. when they have problems, when they sneeze, the emerging nations catch the flu, right? they are dealing with the impact of the mistakes or the problems in the developed nations far more, right? >> well, i think that's right, toure. here's the interesting thing about infrastructure. if we do a very serious, large, infrastructure program in the united states over the next couple of years, we do two things. we employ a lot of people and good-paying jobs and near term very low growth. over the median term it helps to protect us and make sure we have the competitive position we need to benefit from the emerging economies in their growth as the emerging middle class in dhichi asia, india and elsewhere comes on stream in 2025. we want to sell into asia. >> all right, jay, t
we don't have new money for government to spend on infrastructure. government has to play a role here, but increasingly there's a desire from the private sector from private capital to invest in infrastructure. >> jay, we almost always talk about the developed nations and their economies. when they have problems, when they sneeze, the emerging nations catch the flu, right? they are dealing with the impact of the mistakes or the problems in the developed nations far more, right? >>...
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government is part of this. this year, this conference, we have been kept out. sex workers are in the forefront of fighting this epidemic all over the world. it is unfortunate u.s. government has kept us out of this and not allow us to enter the united states. >> what is your message to the people in washington, d.c., particularly, talk about the work you're doing in india right now. >> i work with collective of sex workers in western india. we have been fighting this epidemic for 20 years now. we do target intervention. the problem is, governments do not realize they have to havhels fight the epidemic. state violence, and other violence is escalating. if you have a condom, you are picked up and arrested as being a sex worker. we are having to deal with a flawed policy, flawed practice, so we end up with flawed hiv programming. sex workers have to be at the forefront of this epidemic. i mean, they have to fight the epidemic and are not being given a chance. they are not being given a fair chance. >> what are some of the problems the have encountered in working w
government is part of this. this year, this conference, we have been kept out. sex workers are in the forefront of fighting this epidemic all over the world. it is unfortunate u.s. government has kept us out of this and not allow us to enter the united states. >> what is your message to the people in washington, d.c., particularly, talk about the work you're doing in india right now. >> i work with collective of sex workers in western india. we have been fighting this epidemic for...
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to do what we government to do. and we have the best economy we have had in a very, very long time. it was one of the few periods toward the end of the clinton years where rich people were getting richer but people at the bottom were coming up too. so it's a myth that tax increases another create jobs and that tax cuts always create jobs. as you pointed out, the tax cuts of the bush era did not create such a great economy. >> congresswoman barbara lee and e.j.dionne, thank you for your time. >> ahead, they could not stop ripping president obama for high gas prices, so where is the credit now that they're falling? we could be waiting a long time. and story of the day, ten years after being falsely accused of rape, a former high school football star is cleared of charges. he will join me live to tell his incredible story. and trump hops back on the birther bandwagon. will mitt be forced to distance himself? a route map shows you where we go. but not how we get there. because in this business, there are no straight lin
to do what we government to do. and we have the best economy we have had in a very, very long time. it was one of the few periods toward the end of the clinton years where rich people were getting richer but people at the bottom were coming up too. so it's a myth that tax increases another create jobs and that tax cuts always create jobs. as you pointed out, the tax cuts of the bush era did not create such a great economy. >> congresswoman barbara lee and e.j.dionne, thank you for your...
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they're here and they want to really quite frankly dismantle government. i think that's what you have seen. you know, an effort by the far right, the tea party republicans, to obstruct and stop everything that we could move forward to, one, reduce the deficit, two, create jobs, three, protect medicare, social security, medicaid, and, four, to create the american dream for all. you've seen this obstructionist congress do that. so, yes, we need a full debate so the american people can see who is where, who is doing what, who values the 98%, who supports oil subsidies for the oil companies versus who supports medicare and social security for our senior citizens, who supports investments in our job creation and infrastructure versus who supports continuing profits for the 1%. yeah, we need a full debate so the american people will see what is exactly taking place in congress. >> california congresswoman barbara lee, happy new year. thanks for coming on a. >> thank you. >> a deal has been reached to avert going over the so-called milk cliff but the threat of $8
they're here and they want to really quite frankly dismantle government. i think that's what you have seen. you know, an effort by the far right, the tea party republicans, to obstruct and stop everything that we could move forward to, one, reduce the deficit, two, create jobs, three, protect medicare, social security, medicaid, and, four, to create the american dream for all. you've seen this obstructionist congress do that. so, yes, we need a full debate so the american people can see who is...
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it is not about big government, small government. it's about ensuring that everybody has equal access to opportunity, to live up to their god-given talents. that's not what mitt romney was saying. mitt romney was saying this people don't take personal responsibility for themselves they consider themselves victims and that these are all the people voting for barack obama so i'm not gonna worry about them. i'm not gonna try convince them to vote for mend not be concerned about them. chuck thatomment would be bad enough on its own if it wasn't reflected in other things, including mitt romney's policies. now, remember this is the guy that said i like to fire people. this is the guy that said if you need help going to college, shop around, go borrow money from your parents. this is a guy who said to millions of families on the verge of foreclosure of their homes, we are just going to let the market hit rock bottom. we are not going to worry about you. this is a long line of comments from mitt romney reflective in his policies. this is sta
it is not about big government, small government. it's about ensuring that everybody has equal access to opportunity, to live up to their god-given talents. that's not what mitt romney was saying. mitt romney was saying this people don't take personal responsibility for themselves they consider themselves victims and that these are all the people voting for barack obama so i'm not gonna worry about them. i'm not gonna try convince them to vote for mend not be concerned about them. chuck...